by Angela Perritt | Apr 8, 2019 | Faithful Love, Faithful Love (Hosea), Love God Greatly Posts |
I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol; I shall redeem them from Death. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes. – Hosea 13:14 Sadly, there was no king, no queen or ruler capable of saving Israel from their...
by Angela Perritt | Apr 7, 2019 | Faithful Love, Faithful Love (Hosea), Love God Greatly Posts |
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. – Psalm 1:6 The people of Israel were in a downward spiral due to the sin in their lives. Their hearts had become hardened and their sins no longer grieved them. There was no...
by Angela Perritt | Apr 4, 2019 | Faithful Love, Faithful Love (Hosea), Love God Greatly Posts |
Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds. – Hosea 12:14 Today, we continue with the comparison between Jacob and the people of Israel. Hosea reminds them of the time when Jacob went...
by Angela Perritt | Apr 3, 2019 | Faithful Love, Faithful Love (Hosea), Love God Greatly Posts |
I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast. – Hosea 12:9 Though Israel enjoyed financial prosperity and fine homes, God’s judgment would bring them into exile and into a life in humble...
by Angela Perritt | Apr 2, 2019 | Faithful Love, Faithful Love (Hosea), Love God Greatly Posts |
The Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial name: “So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”. – Hosea 12:5-6 Today´s verses remind us of some parts of the story of Jacob. Hosea compares him to...